Worcester driver charged in fatal accident

Wednesday

Mar 6, 2013 at 6:00 AMMar 6, 2013 at 10:26 AM

The driver of the car that fatally injured a 69-year-old woman last week has been charged with motor vehicle homicide.

According to police, Brian Jacques, 45, of Worcester, has been charged with motor vehicle homicide, driving a motor vehicle so as to endanger, failure to display headlights, and failure to slow for a pedestrian in a roadway.

Police said 69-year-old Marion Mandel of nearby McKinley Road was crossing in the area of 245 Lincoln St. when she was struck about 6:20 p.m. last Wednesday by a car driven by Mr. Jacques. She was conscious and alert immediately after the accident and appeared to have suffered leg, chest and head injuries. She was taken by ambulance to a local hospital, where she later died.